i love the fall colors! keep the quilt design :Di like to slice up some apples and put them in a skillet with a little butter on very low til they're nice and warm. sprinkle with some cinnamon...goes great served on the side with pork chops among other things :Dkudzu

My favorite apple activity is to EAT the apple concoctions that OTHER people have baked! But...when I have a weak moment...I have a 1959 high school home ec text book that I use for "back to basics" recipes, including apple pie. Except that I half the sugar, they really loved pouring on the sugar! (The book also offers lots of other quality information, like how to set a proper table, and how to "please your man" through food preparation. Priceless.

We had a yellow transparent apple tree in the yard. Those apples made the creamiest white applesauce ever. Sadly, it has gone to the big orchard in the sky. In it's memory we have planted another one along with two other varieties. Next year hopefully I will be able to harvest my own fresh apples once again. Love apple/cranberry pie and a side dish of cooked red cabbage w/apples. They seem so Fallish.

Apples! Are they the perfect fruit!? They start with tiny beautiful little blossoms, they smell wonderful, they taste delicious and they come in a variety of colors and sizes. They have songs and stories and legends about them. I decorated my kitchen with an apple theme. They are the all American fruit! Jani

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"I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand." Leonardo da Vinci

Our Barn Sale is again featured in Flea Market Style, Spring 2013. We are blushing here!

A Bit About Me...

I have this little Steiff Rabbit with most of its mohair fur worn off. That is me...not perfect, a little worn, but plenty loved.
I am a gatherer, and I also pay attention to details. If you can describe something as "sweet" or "charming" -- I likely will need to adopt it. I believe in wonder, and I pray I will always feel hopeful at the end of the day. Sunshine on my shoulder will sometimes make me cry and barefeet will always make me smile.

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We arrived at our farm in 2006: found it on a Saturday-- owned it on Tuesday. It took almost a year before we could move in....and now, we count our blessings every day.

We come home. At the end of our journey -- this embrace of a farm awaits us. We come home. We breathe. We come home.

Welcome to our farm, our lives --- this is who we are.

I wonder....
what would have happened if we hadn't traveled northwest that Saturday. If we hadn't stopped in awe at this vacant farm. If we hadn't fought to adopt her and soothe her hurts. What would have been lost or missed in our lives? I wonder.